Villanova/Kansas open thread

March 31st, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^

I really hope so

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samdrussBLUE

Well, to all of you wishing and hoping and daring that we play Nova, you got it

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Boglehead

March 31st, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^

If Nick Foles can win a super bowl, anything can happen Mon night.

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goblue16

Agreed

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AnthonyThomas

hmmm I think we should play Kansas instead of Villanova.

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^

at least I hpoe that is what is going on here.

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urbanachiever

I don't either. I said the same 3 weeks ago.

They won a lot of "quadrant 1" games. But they also lost 7 games. Thay got their seed based on reputation and adherence to a meaningless metric (RPI)

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chewieblue

March 31st, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^

want to play these guys

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^

3PT shooting percentages usually a lot lower when you contest the 3

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SHub'68

March 31st, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^

(no pun intended) Self did say that at half time.

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:20 PM ^

Volkswagen beetle car horn

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:24 PM ^

So freaking annoying.

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Brown Bear

March 31st, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^

Kansas isn’t even trying to defend the 3. I do not get it.

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KodiakGT

I mean this is what a mediocre defensive team looks like when the #1 offense is hot. Kansas is #40 in defense on Kenpom and #49 over the last 2 months on Torvik. They aren't good defensively (UM is #3 & #1 respectively in those metrics). If we allow as many 3 pt attempts as they've allowed made 3's this game I'd be very surprised.

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^

We can beat Nova but it's going to take a great shooting night! Go Blue!!

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I'd be surprised if we lose to them on Monday because they shot 50% from three and took 70% of their shots from 3.

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Mich fan in AZ

I'm not quite going to go as far as to say I'd be surprised if we lost to Nova. We will still have to play our best. But as I've said time and time again in this thread, can they realistically take and make this many threes on our defense? If they can, then they deserve to win. If not, we have a decent shot if we can get the offense rolling!

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1VaBlue1

March 31st, 2018 at 10:23 PM ^

How was that called a block? Ugh...

I really didn't want to face the killer death squad that is Nova... But what the hell?

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SHub'68

it was a charge

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goblue16

17/24 from 3 holy shit

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but yeah. If you take 70% of your shots from 3 and make half, you gonna beat anyone.

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goblue16

March 31st, 2018 at 10:23 PM ^

Hopefully they cool off against us

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Occam's Razor

Villanova is Michigan on steroids.

Jay Wright has created a monster.

Simpson is going to have a fun time with Brunson Monday.

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:24 PM ^

Villanova number 4 is a one man army he does it all

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1VaBlue1

March 31st, 2018 at 10:25 PM ^

Well, we had two cold shooting games, and then A&M. We just had two cold shooting games, and now Nova? Maybe? Are patterns a thing with such a small sample?

Maybe Nova is making all of thier three's tonight, and like us against FSU, won't have any left for Monday night?

Gonna need to shoot... Defending better than Kansas is a given, but going to need to hit the net more often.

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SHub'68

March 31st, 2018 at 10:25 PM ^

tomorrow. I'll find out online what the new record for 3s is in a Final Four...

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DonBrownSoda

March 31st, 2018 at 10:25 PM ^

This may sound strange. NOVA was up 22-4 at the 13 minute mark of the 1st half. Since then, they are only up 2 points. Kansas’ terrible play has been equal. Crazy.

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Solecismic

"So, they're 17-34 on 3-point attempts and there's still 12 minutes to play." "Gotta guard the guy making multiple threes." "Um... there are six of them." Sigh.

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Patrick

March 31st, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^

No No No No No No

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Owosso_wolverine

We
Made 6 but won by 12 . Kansas not in their grill whatsoever

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Boner Stabone

Yaklich will have to come up with one hell of a game plan for Monday night.

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Rose Bowl

Can't be normal for your hands to hang at your calves.

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:29 PM ^

All my junk hangs that low so sure

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DonBrownSoda

March 31st, 2018 at 10:27 PM ^

Is it bad that I’m hoping for Nova injuries?

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:36 PM ^

Yes

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samdrussBLUE

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March 31st, 2018 at 10:29 PM ^

We will need every break we can get. Just stay close and make it happen late.

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M-Dog

For all you young 'uns . . . this is kind of what that 1990 Loyola Marymount - Michigan game that you've heard so much about looked like.

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B-Nut-GoBlue

March 31st, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^

Times 1.75 though right?! The final score was them at 140 something right?! Nova will get to 90 something...far from the L-MU score

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M-Dog

March 31st, 2018 at 10:44 PM ^

We scored like 135 and still lost by 15. Nothing will ever touch that in the NCAAs.

But the rain of Vill. 3's gives at least a little taste of it.

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NightTrain5

March 31st, 2018 at 10:50 PM ^

M scored 115... and lost by 34. I don’t think we’ll see another game like that.

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M-Dog

March 31st, 2018 at 10:58 PM ^

Oops, got the digits transposed.

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samdrussBLUE

March 31st, 2018 at 10:36 PM ^

Let’s not get our asses kicked this time around

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GoBlueInIowa

March 31st, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^

Here comes Kansas

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GoBlueInIowa

March 31st, 2018 at 10:49 PM ^

Never mind

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